Stocks whicb are benefiting from war

Screening Filters

1. Market Cap ≥ $2,000,000,000

   • Purpose: Focus on mid- to large-cap companies.
   • Rationale: Companies that materially benefit from heightened geopolitical tensions or conflict are often established defense contractors and related firms with sizable government contracts. A minimum market cap helps:
     • Filter out tiny, illiquid, highly speculative names.
     • Emphasize firms more likely to have stable defense revenue and real exposure to increased defense spending.

2. Year Price Change ≥ +10%

   • Purpose: Capture stocks that have recently performed well.
   • Rationale: If a stock is “benefiting from war” (or from rising geopolitical tensions), that often shows up as:
     • Stronger investor demand as markets anticipate higher defense budgets.
     • Outperformance vs. broad indices during conflict or escalation periods.
       A positive price performance threshold helps identify stocks that markets are already rewarding.

3. Industry = Aerospace & Defense

   • Purpose: Target core defense and military-related manufacturers and service providers.
   • Rationale: These are the companies most directly affected by:
     • Increased defense procurement (weapons systems, aircraft, missiles, drones, etc.).
     • Higher demand for maintenance, upgrades, and support services tied to active conflicts.

4. Themes = Aerospace & Defense, Cybersecurity, National Defense

   • Purpose: Include adjacent sectors that indirectly benefit from conflict or elevated tensions.
   • Rationale: Conflict today is not only kinetic but also digital and strategic:
     • Aerospace & Defense: Traditional arms and defense platforms.
     • Cybersecurity: Heightened cyber warfare and critical infrastructure protection can boost demand for cyber-defense solutions.
     • National Defense: Broader set of companies aligned with homeland security, intelligence, and military support.
       The theme filters ensure you’re not limited strictly to one SIC/NAICS classification but capture companies whose business models are tied to defense and security.

5. List Exchange = XNYS, XNAS, XASE (NYSE, NASDAQ, NYSE American)

   • Purpose: Restrict to major U.S. exchanges.
   • Rationale:
     • Ensures better liquidity, disclosure standards, and regulatory oversight.
     • Focuses on companies that are more accessible to most investors and typically better covered by analysts and media, which is helpful for understanding their war/defense exposure.

6. Quarter Revenue YoY Growth ≥ 5%

   • Purpose: Emphasize companies showing real top-line growth.
   • Rationale: If a firm is benefiting from rising defense budgets or conflict-driven demand, you’d expect:
     • Growing revenue from new contracts or increased order volumes.
     • At least modest positive momentum in recent quarters.
       This filter helps separate companies merely rising on sentiment from those with improving fundamentals.

7. Analyst Consensus = Strong Buy or Moderate Buy

   • Purpose: Incorporate professional assessments of prospects and risk.
   • Rationale:
     • Defense and security names can be volatile and politically sensitive; analyst “Buy” ratings suggest a more favorable risk/reward profile.
     • Helps avoid defense-related stocks that may have structural problems (e.g., cost overruns, program cancellations) despite operating in a “benefiting” sector.

Why Results Match the Query

• The industry and theme filters directly target sectors most likely to see increased demand during periods of war or heightened geopolitical tension: traditional defense contractors, aerospace, and cybersecurity/national defense firms.
• The performance (price +10%) and revenue growth (≥5%) filters look for companies where that “benefit” is showing up both in market pricing and in actual business results, not just in theory.
• The market cap and exchange filters focus on more established, liquid, and transparent companies, which are the primary recipients of large-scale defense and security spending.
• The analyst consensus filter helps align with names that professionals view as having relatively attractive prospects within this “war/defense beneficiary” space.